Well the Pope has landed in Edinburgh - obviously choosing to do so because that is where T&T Clark was founded.
Now, I make no secret of my own RC beliefs (and this does not imply any denominational leaning with respect to the list, or the company) and I'll equally make no secret of the fact that I am monumentally excited about this visit. This is my world cup, and I will be on the bus to Birmingham at the weekend, waving a flag, and trying to ignore the ghastly CD of 'music' prepared for the visit. Think watered down 90s trance (clicking on this link is not advised for those with sensitive ears).
Continuum - of course - has some marvellous publishing which should excite people for the visit - including the guide for the perplexed on the Pope and all sorts of books on Benedict himself, The Ratzinger Reader, and lots of books on Newman - including a short biography by the late Avery Dulles.
So, let's see how the visit pans out.
Dominic,
You need to get ask Benny16 how many T&T Clark books he has on his book shelf!
Posted by: Mike Bird | September 16, 2010 at 01:39 PM
I'd love it if he had a copy of 'Benedict XVI' a guide for the perplexed.
Posted by: Dominic | September 16, 2010 at 01:41 PM
Jesus was a essentially an outsider, a radical Spiritual Teacher who taught entirely within the tradition of Judaism. He taught and demonstrated a spirit-breathing Spiritual Way of Life.
He was a Jew as were his direct disciples. They certainly would not have called themselves Christians.
He road into town on a donkey, unrecognized and unannounced. He associated with and lived with the common people in very ordinary circumstances. He is famous for kicking the money-lenders out of the temple. He had no worldly power.
He was executed with the connivance of the then in power ecclesiastical establishment because he was probably a threat to their worldly power and privileges.
Does Benedict and his very worldly power exercising church have any congruence with any of the above?
Posted by: John | September 22, 2010 at 07:09 AM